Download or read book An Exploratory Study of the Effect of National Culture on Knowledge Management Factors Expectations and Practice written by Po-Jeng Wang and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book An Exploratory Study of the Effect of National Culture on Knowledge Management Factors Expectations and Practices written by Po-Jeng Wang and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book In Search of Knowledge Management written by Annie Green and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2009-12-21 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers research and practice insights into the emerging discipline and field of knowledge management and aims to accelerate a global adoption of knowledge management (KM) as a distinct and critical field of study for today's professionals. It is suitable for universities, research centres and organizations working on KM.

Download or read book Creating the Discipline of Knowledge Management written by Michael Stankosky and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher Description

Download or read book Conceptual Models and Outcomes of Advancing Knowledge Management written by Murray E. Jennex and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book discusses theory and practice in the design of knowledge management systems, facilitation of knowledge sharing, and creation of practices that encourage organizational learning"--Provided by publisher.

Download or read book Cross Cultural Perspectives on Knowledge Management written by David Pauleen and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2006-12-30 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Knowledge, as intellectual capital in organizations, is one of the most valuable resources in the global economy; yet knowledge management research has been largely contained both within organizational boundaries and from the perspective of the West (in particular the United States). Here, the views of a diverse range of well-known academic researchers, industry leaders, and public policy experts have been brought together to show how knowledge and knowledge management perspectives vary across different cultures, in different contexts, using different processes for different purposes.

Download or read book Knowledge Management Practices from a Culture Free and Culture Specific Perspektive written by Fatma Torun and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2007-11 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2004 in the subject Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, grade: Good, University of East London, 37 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: The Cultural Wall "Recently a large global company set up a sophisticated website for employees in international subsidiaries to share knowledge. It had areas for chat, document storage, and messages from the company's leadership. Everything was clearly segmented so information could be looked up in many different ways. The designers expected people to load many documents onto the site. But even it was interesting, easy to use, and had many features, hardly anyone visited the website. Potential users said that they liked it, but just did not have time for it. The designers felt that they hit the 'cultural wall'." 1.1 The Influence of National Culture on Knowledge Management Today, most organisations are aware that managing their knowledge effectively is the only way to achieve sustainable competitive advantage (Drucker, 2001). Companies not securing systematically knowledge for later usage, risk to reinvent solutions and to incur unnecessary expense to relearn the same lessons (Tiwana, 1999). But in an increasingly global business context, companies not only need to understand the importance of knowledge management but also the importance of (national) cultural differences which influence knowledge management processes. Recognising cultural differences is an important step to anticipating potential threats as well as opportunities. ...]

Download or read book Global Practices in Knowledge Management for Societal and Organizational Development written by Baporikar, Neeta and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2017-11-03 with total page 501 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As entrepreneurs seek to gain an advantage against their competitors, understanding how to share information throughout their organization will be vital in their success. Accordingly, it is critical for researchers, managers, and consultants to strengthen their own systems to facilitate knowledge management and implement strategies that will launch them into the future. Global Practices in Knowledge Management for Societal and Organizational Development is an integral reference volume featuring leading academic research on the management and creation of knowledge and organizational development theories and models. Including coverage on a variety of related perspectives and subjects, such as infrastructure and services for knowledge organizations, ethics and the impact on knowledge management, and the future of knowledge workers, this book is an ideal reference source for organizational development specialists, consultants, policy makers, researchers, and graduate business students looking for advanced research on cultural aspects of knowledge management and creativity, innovation, and technology in learning communities.

Download or read book The Cultures of Knowledge Organizations written by Wioleta Kucharska and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2023-08-28 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cultures of Knowledge Organizations defines culture and the role it plays in supporting or impeding strategies. The book provides readers with an in-depth understanding of culture within knowledge organizations This book develops a new and more robust definition and characterization of knowledge cultures than currently exist.

Download or read book The Impact of Leadership Behaviours and Organisational Culture on Knowledge Management Practices in Small and Medium Enterprises written by Hai Nam Nguyen and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract : An increasing number of organisations are turning to knowledge management (KM) as a key to leverage their distinctive core competencies in their pursuit of competitive advantage. Organisations are interested in KM to boost the efficiency of their processes, increase their productivity and quality of their services, and to achieve innovative solutions and products for their customers. Consequently, the contributions of KM to the overall success of an organisation have been widely acknowledged. Prior research studies have demonstrated that both organisational culture and leadership behaviours are widely held to be major barriers to creating and leveraging knowledge. The literature suggests that for KM implementation to be effective there is a need to diagnose the fit between an organisation and its KM objectives. Thus, it is essential to articulate how organisational culture and leadership styles affect the organisation{u2019}s ability to create and apply knowledge. It is only then that appropriate strategies can be designed to either adapt the organisational culture or reshape it to support KM objectives. A critical evaluation of research studies in the fields of leadership, organisational culture, and knowledge management indicated that, while some evidence exists supporting the links between leadership and KM and between organisational culture and KM, the combined study of all three of these concepts has been hitherto lacking. This study, therefore, examines this research gap. More specifically, the study investigates the relationship between leadership behaviours and KM practices, and the moderating effects of organisational culture on that relationship. To investigate such a relationship, a conceptual model comprising four constructs, namely transformational leadership, transactional leadership, organisational culture, and KM practices, was developed. The model and its related four hypotheses were empirically examined using a questionnaire-based survey targeting Australian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The rationale for selecting SMEs was two-fold. First, one of the main characteristics of SMEs is that management structures are often minimal, and decision making is centralised at the owner/manager level. Hence, the leader{u2019}s personality and behaviours would be expected to have a significant influence on supporting organisational KM practices. Second, individual SMEs are more likely to have a single organisational culture. Thus, culture and cultural fit are more profound in SMEs than in large organisations where several cultures may be present. Data related to the four constructs of the study were collected from 157 SMEs using three previously validated instruments. For the measurement of leadership behaviours, the study used the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ-5X), which is one of the most widely tested measures of transformational and transactional leadership. For the construct of KM practices, a 17-item assessment questionnaire developed by Becerra-Fernandez and Sabherwal (2001) was used to allow participants to indicate how frequently each of the identified KM processes and tools is currently being used within their respective organisations. Finally, Denison{u2019}s Organisational Cultural Survey (DOCS), adapted from Fey & Denison (2003), was selected to measure the dimensions of organisational culture. Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA), Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and Regression Analysis (RA) were employed to examine the relationships among the research constructs. The results shed light on how leadership behaviours and organisational culture influence KM practices. First, both transformational and transactional leadership behaviours appear to be positively related to KM practices. More specifically, charismatic leadership (focusing on envisioning, empathy, and empowerment) and contingent reward leadership behaviours (focusing on transactions, rewards, and punishment) have a greater impact on facilitating knowledge socialisation and exchange within organisations. Second, the results of moderated regression analyses reveal that the effectiveness of leadership behaviours is contingent upon the type of organisational culture. To illustrate, cultures with strong emphasis on hierarchy (i.e. highly centralised and formalised) and/or mission (i.e. being competitive and goal-oriented) would attenuate the contribution of transactional leadership behaviours to KM. These findings, hence, suggest that the most effective leaders for successful KM implementation are those who are best able to display and use both transformational and transactional leadership behaviours upon different organisational contexts and cultures. For example, transactional leadership might work better in reinforcing existing norms, values and procedures, whereas transformational leadership behaviours would allow the adaptation of organisational culture to and its realignment with, a new vision when needed. Third, and perhaps of most interest, the evidence provided by the study indicated that leadership behaviours (in their own right) are significant contributors to organisational culture, and that leaders can influence KM practices either directly or indirectly through organisational culture. These findings confirm the crucial role of leadership in building and maintaining a supportive organisational culture for KM, thus providing further evidence for the need to develop a comprehensive investigation into the potential role that organisational culture could play as an effective mechanism by which leaders could enact KM within their organisations. Finally, although the use of well-tested questionnaires indicated a strong conceptualisation of the transactional leadership model, this could not be extended to the transformational leadership and organisational constructs where a relatively moderate representation was obtained for these two constructs. While this finding is somewhat disappointing, it enhances the existing body of knowledge by suggesting that perceptions of transformational leadership and organisational culture might be contingent upon other contextual conditions such as national culture, organisational history and performance {u2013} all of which are outside the scope of this research study. In conclusion, this study provides empirical evidence on the connection among leadership behaviours, organisational culture, and knowledge management, thereby addressing the need for research that incorporates cultural context in leadership and KM studies. Furthermore, it provides practical implications for managers/leaders by identifying the leadership behaviours and organisational mechanism required to enhance KM practices.

Download or read book The Impact of Organisational Culture On Knowledge Management written by Marina Du Plessis and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2006-09-30 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aimed at knowledge management professionals and students in the field of knowledge management and information science, this book highlights issues in organisational cultures that can impact the implementation of knowledge management. Organisational culture has an extremely high impact on knowledge management, but is very difficult to identify and to address. The book indicates how people, culture, technology, strategy, leadership, operational management, process and organisational structure issues all have an impact on the implementation of knowledge management in an organisation. The book also provides a model to identify and manage areas in the organisation that impact knowledge management, which is easy and practical to apply, to enable successful knowledge management programmes. - Addresses a unique topic in the field of knowledge management - Draws on the practical experience of the author who has implemented knowledge management in the USA, Europe and Africa - Provides real issues and problems that have been encountered in businesses across the globe

Download or read book Cultural Implications of Knowledge Sharing Management and Transfer Identifying Competitive Advantage written by Harorimana, Deogratias and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2009-08-31 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book illustrates, compares, and discusses models, perspectives, and approaches involved in the distribution, administration, and transmission of knowledge across organizations"--Provided by publisher.

Download or read book Cross cultural Knowledge Management written by Jacky Hong and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-12-09 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Knowledge has become increasingly complex and important for organizations. Despite the growing recognition of the factors that enable knowledge management in organizations, our understanding about the unique cross-cultural challenges is rather limited. In particular, how cultural differences influence people’s participation in knowledge management activities still remains unclear. By conducting qualitative case studies and analytic hierarchical process (AHP) with multinational firms in Brazil and China, this book addresses the broader issue of cultural influences on knowledge management. Specific emphasis has been put on their indigenous cultural norms, including guanxi, face and jeitinho and the impacts they have on knowledge sharing. Drawing on an integrative knowledge management model, the results from AHP analysis reveal how some cultural-specific factors related to people, process and knowledge can affect the effectiveness of socialization, externalization and internalization processes in a production context. The book will be useful to both management academics and business practitioners. While academics will gain insight into the intricacies of knowledge sharing activities in production organizations, managers will find some useful conceptual tools to resolve the challenges of knowledge management in a cross-cultural context.

Download or read book The Strategic Management of Intellectual Capital and Organizational Knowledge written by Chun Wei Choo and published by New York : Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 772 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first to present a review and synthesis of the research in knowledge management and strategy management. The readings in this book will help readers get an understanding of the best methods to create and apply knowledge in order to sustain superior organizational performance.

Download or read book An Exploration of Cultural Factors Affecting Use of Communities of Practice written by Peter L. Hinrichsen and published by . This book was released on 2004-03-01 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On-line communities of practice are potentially powerful social learning networks that can improve organizational performance. Unfortunately, administrators of on-line communities of practice report that community members do not take full advantage of this potential. This study used Shaw and Tuggle's (2003) factors of knowledge management (KM) culture affecting organizational acceptance of a knowledge management initiative to explore this issue. It was hypothesized that respondents whose communities of practice possessed higher average community use per member would rate KM culture variables higher than respondents whose communities possessed a lower average community use. An analysis of survey data collected from Air Force Knowledge Now communities of practice identified two KM culture variables with a significant relationship between how individuals rated their community on each KM culture variable and use.

Download or read book Implications of National Culture on Knowledge Management A Cross cultural Analysis of Italian and American Perceptions written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Implications of national culture on knowledge management: A cross-cultural analysis of Italian and American perceptions.

Download or read book Handbook of Research on Organizational Culture Strategies for Effective Knowledge Management and Performance written by Dana Tessier and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book explores and defines the relationship between organizational culture and knowledge management, identifying strategies and best practices to aid practitioners in implementing successful knowledge management strategies, especially during times of crisis like major digital transformations brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic"--